ऋचीकस् तु तथेत्य् उक्त्वा वरुणस्यालयं गतः ॥
अश्वतीर्थे हयांल् लब्ध्वा दत्तवान् पार्थिवाय वै ॥
इष्ट्वा ते पुण्डरीकेण दत्ता राज्ञा द्विजातिषु ॥
तेभ्यो द्वे द्वे शते क्रीत्वा प्राप्तास् ते पार्थिवैस् तदा ॥
अपराण्य् अपि चत्वारि शतानि द्विजसत्तम ॥
नीयमानानि संतारे हृतान्य् आसन् वितस्तया ॥
एवं न शक्यम् अप्राप्यं प्राप्तुं गालव कर्हि चित् ॥
इमाम् अश्वशताभ्यां वै द्वाभ्यां तस्मै निवेदय ॥
विश्वामित्राय धर्मात्मन् षड्भिर् अश्वशतैः सह ॥
ततो ऽसि गतसंमोहः कृतकृत्यो द्विजर्षभ ॥
गालवस् तं तथेत्य् उक्त्वा सुपर्णसहितस् ततः ॥
आदायाश्वांश् च कन्यां च विश्वामित्रम् उपागमत् ॥
ṛcīkas tu tathety uktvā varuṇasyālayaṃ gataḥ ||
aśvatīrthe hayāṃl labdhvā dattavān pārthivāya vai ||
iṣṭvā te puṇḍarīkeṇa dattā rājñā dvijātiṣu ||
tebhyo dve dve śate krītvā prāptās te pārthivais tadā ||
aparāṇy api catvāri śatāni dvijasattama ||
nīyamānāni saṃtāre hṛtāny āsan vitastayā ||
evaṃ na śakyam aprāpyaṃ prāptuṃ gālava karhi cit ||
imām aśvaśatābhyāṃ vai dvābhyāṃ tasmai nivedaya ||
viśvāmitrāya dharmātman ṣaḍbhir aśvaśataiḥ saha ||
tato 'si gatasaṃmohaḥ kṛtakṛtyo dvijarṣabha ||
gālavas taṃ tathety uktvā suparṇasahitas tataḥ ||
ādāyāśvāṃś ca kanyāṃ ca viśvāmitram upāgamat ||
"'Richika said, "So be it," went to the abode of Varuna, obtained horses at Ashvatirtha, and gave them to the ruler. Having performed the Pundarika sacrifice, that king distributed them among the twice-born; then the lords of the earth bought two hundred of these horses each from them. And another four hundred, O best of the twice-born, were carried away by the Vitasta as they were being led across the ford. Therefore, O Galava, it is never possible to obtain the unattainable. Give this maiden to Vishvamitra, O righteous one, for two hundred horses together with the six hundred you already have. Then you will be freed from delusion and will have accomplished your task, O bull among the twice-born.' Galava said to him, 'So be it,' and then, together with Suparna, taking the horses and the maiden, came to Vishvamitra."
2272897b9143 · 发布于 2026年7月17日 05:35:25 UTC
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The story of Richika explains why a thousand such horses is now unattainable: part of them were given away, part were dispersed among kings, part were lost in the river. Suparna does not propose deceiving the teacher but shows a real path to fulfillment: six hundred horses and Madhavi as the equivalent of the remaining portion.